Chapter 481: Just keep pushing the envelope, what’s wrong?

There were already many people in the hall, and when they saw Princess Wenqing... no, it should be the girl from Prince Ji's Mansion who had an argument with Tang Ning and the others, many people looked over here.

The Crown Prince's Consort of Prince Lu's Mansion had just taken half a step back when she realized something was wrong. When she suddenly realized that she was frightened by Song Tangning, and heard Qian Qiyue's sarcastic sneer, she felt that the eyes of the people around her were suddenly strange.

She seemed to have become the "focus" of the crowd. She wanted to go forward but felt embarrassed, and stayed where she was with her face turning pale and blue.

Rong Yue and the others heard the noise and came over: "Tang Ning, what's wrong?"

Tang Ning said coldly: "The Prince Ji's Mansion humiliates students all over the world, and Dao Rongsheng Academy is a filthy place."

"Song..."

Princess Ji was about to rebuke them, but when she met the suddenly cold eyes of Rong Yue and the others, she changed her words.

"Madam Rong, Princess Xiangning is truly exaggerating. Yuyan was merely childish and arguing with the princess was wrong, but she had no intention of humiliating anyone. Today is a banquet hosted by His Majesty, so please advise the princess to show mercy."

Qian Qiyue immediately scoffed: "What a big kid."

Mrs. Qian patted her lightly but did not scold her.

Princess Ji's face froze, and the people around her looked at her even more strangely.

Princess Wenqing was already 22 years old when the new year came. She had such a bad reputation because of stealing marriages and causing people to die that no one wanted her. The arrogance and harshness on her face made her look a few years older.

How could Princess Ji say the word "childish" when she was next to Princess Xiangning, who was as delicate as a flower bud?

Don’t you have a conscience?

Rong Yue's expression was cold: "Whether it's a child or not, that's not a reason for her to deliberately provoke!"

"At Lingyun Temple, the child you mentioned nearly hurt Tang Ning. She was arrogant and domineering and attacked others in public. Tang Ning didn't pursue the matter because she cared about the reputation of the Ji Palace. Now she doesn't know how to restrain her words and speaks ill of others. You said she didn't mean to humiliate others, but then she deliberately humiliated my Tang Ning?"

Princess Ji was speechless: "That's not what I meant..."

"What do you mean?"

The wife of Marquis Wenxin frowned, and looked at Princess Ji with a hint of disgust: "Princess Ji, please don't say that what you said just now was an unintentional mistake."

Even when apologizing, he still had to step on Tang Ning, and he still wanted to keep the peace.

Did she think Rong Yue and Tang Ning were easy to bully?

Tang Ning pulled the angry Rong Yue, his expression cold: "I won't argue with you whether Xie Yuyan is wrong or not. Since it's a palace banquet, Prince Ji must have entered the palace as well."

"The people of Prince Ji's Mansion have insulted the sacred place of the academy and slandered the students of the world. I think the people in Prince Ji's Mansion follow suit. I will go and confront Prince Ji myself. Someone will always know right from wrong."

When Princess Ji heard that Tang Ning really wanted to find Prince Ji, she immediately panicked.

After the last incident at Lingyun Temple, although Princess Leyang and the Fourth Prince's wife stood in the way, no one paid special attention to the affairs of Prince Ji's Mansion. However, the people from the Privy Council caused a lot of trouble for Prince Ji's Mansion, both openly and secretly, making Prince Ji very anxious for a long time.

Prince Ji was dissatisfied with the mother and daughter, and scolded them severely. He also asked the concubines in the mansion to share the housekeeping power in her hands.

If today's incident gets out of hand again and Prince Ji loses face in the palace, he will definitely be disgusted with both mother and daughter.

Princess Ji didn't care about her face and changed her words: "My princess, your words are too serious. The Ji Palace has no such intention. It's Yuyan who is talking nonsense." After she finished speaking, she reached out and pulled Xie Yuyan: "Why are you still standing there? Why don't you apologize?"

"Mother?"

"Apologize!"

Seeing Xie Yuyan stiffening her neck and looking rude, she raised her voice and scolded her directly.

"This is the Imperial Palace. Your uncle is hosting a banquet today. Your father warned you not to cause trouble before you entered the palace. Who allowed you to speak nonsense like this?"

He gave Xie Yuyan a warning look and reminded her of Prince Ji.

Princess Ji said in a deep voice: "Hurry up and apologize to Princess Xiangning!"

Xie Yuyan's face was red as if a dyeing factory had been opened. She was embarrassed. The people around her were looking at her quietly, making her feel like her face was being thrown to the ground and stepped on.

She pinched her palms tightly, her heart filled with resentment, but facing Princess Ji who was sternly urging her to apologize, and remembering the last time her father scolded her and almost used family law, she gritted her teeth and said in a mosquito-like voice, "I'm sorry."

Qian Qiyue hugged Tang Ning's arm and said, "What are you talking about? Your voice is so small, how can anyone hear you?"

Xie Yuyan's face flushed red as she glared at Qian Qiyue fiercely. Princess Ji pinched her before she shouted, "I'm sorry. I shouldn't have said such nonsense and insulted Princess Xiangning and Rongsheng Academy. I'm wrong. Please, Princess, be magnanimous and don't hold it against me."

Her eyes were red and she angrily said, "Is it okay?!"

Tang Ning said coldly: "No."

Xie Yuyan immediately became furious: "Song Tangning, don't push your luck."

Tang Ning remained unmoved. "You just humiliated not only me and the academy, but also Miss Wang. She is not like you, willing to rest on the laurels of her father's power for the rest of her life. She is ambitious and wants to study at the academy. But in your words, you are slandering the Wang family."

"As a woman, you didn't praise her noble character and strong personality, but you insulted her and the Wang family's reputation so harshly. Shouldn't you apologize to her?"

Miss Wang, who was standing aside, never expected that Tang Ning would seek justice for her. Xie Yuyan's words just now made her extremely humiliated, but what she said was also what most people thought. Women attending school in the same class with men were already talked about, and if they were not careful, their reputation would be ruined.

However, Tang Ning directly explained in public that her desire to go to school was due to her self-reliance and unwillingness to seek protection from her parents, and praised her for her noble and resolute character. If Xie Yuyan bowed her head and admitted her mistake today, no one would ever bring this up again in the future.

Tang Ning was clearing the obstacles for her and also cutting off the hidden danger of others using this opportunity to attack other girls in the Wang family.

Miss Wang felt her eyes warm and she felt infinite gratitude towards Tang Ning.

She did not flinch at all at the vicious looks from Princess Ji and her daughter. Instead, she stepped forward and said,

"Although the Wang family is not as prestigious as the Ji Palace, we will not tolerate humiliation. Madam Xie, please apologize for what you just said."

"you!"

Xie Yuyan was so angry that she went crazy. It would be fine if it was just Song Tangning, but what was the Wang family to them since they relied on that eunuch Xiao Yan?

A mere girl from the Wang family actually dared to disgrace her like this?!

Although Miss Wang was frightened by her stare, she still did not retreat. Xie Yuyan wanted to tear Miss Wang's face off, but the severe pain in her arm forced her to endure it. She could only spit out the three words "I'm sorry" through her teeth, then glared at Miss Wang fiercely and turned away.

"Hey, what's that look in her eyes?!"

Seeing her like this, Qian Qiyue wanted to roll up her sleeves, but was pulled back by Mrs. Qian.

After being slapped on the back, Mrs. Qian scolded her, "Just be quiet!"